go DISEASES or DOCS. 



dog's ooat should be ifiped dry after applying it, and it is a4Tlsablo 

 that he should -weai a canvaB-faced muzzle. The bowels should bo 

 freely acted on, and the Compound Podophyllin PilU will be the 

 best aperient. The following mixture should also be given : 



Mixture for Rheumatism. — Take iodide of potassium, Jdr. ; sweet 

 spirit of nitre, Joz. ; water, SJoz. Gire one to two dessertspoonfuls 

 for a dose twice a day. 



Even more useful than the mixture recommended, is salicylate of 

 sodium in lOgr. to 30gr. doses, in water, three times a day. If this 

 fail, then try 5gr. to 15gr. of benzoic acid in piU form, twice a day. 



The food should be sloppy and nourishing, and the dog be kepi ia 

 a warm, dry place, free from draught. 



KIDirSTS. INPIAMMATION OP (Wephritis) - 



This is a disease of a very dangerous nature, but fortunately not 

 very often met with in the dog. It is known by the presence of in- 

 tense fever, gi-eat pains across the loins, a peculiar straddling gait, 

 and the ineffectual or only partially effectual efforts to pass urine, 

 the quantity voided being scanty and sometimes mixed with blood. 

 The disease may arise from the presence of stone, or it may be caused 

 by blows or sprains in the lumbar region ; or, again, it may be the 

 result of administering over-doses of turpentine, cantharides, or other 

 powerful excitants of the urinary organs. The treatment of such 

 oases should properly be handed over to the qualified veterinarian. 

 I can only suggest as likely to give relief, continuous bathing of the 

 whole surrounding parts with warm water, the application of hot 

 poultices to the loins, relieving the bowels by means of clysters, re- 

 ducing the attendant fever by daily doses (5gr. for a 201b. dog) of 

 Dover's powder, and the constant use of the Fever Mixture, 



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LABOTTB, FBSaZATtTBE.— This is occasionally due to 

 over-exertion, leaping from a high place, injuries, and the abuse of 

 purgatives ; it also occurs as the result of diseased organs. When it 

 does occur, the bitch should be placed in a comfortable room, kept 

 perfectly quiet, and for some days fed on broth or porridge. By way 

 of medicine repeated doses (one every four or five hours) of opium 

 should be given if the animal is in pain. See also Partueition. 



LACTEAL TtTMOUBS.— Every dog-owner must know what 

 a common thing it is to see a bitch with an enlargement of one of 

 bar teats, or the structures adjoining them. Now, not only is such 



